Southbound train. Photo by H.J. Bowers. From my collection.

A former MP unit is paired with a GP38-2 on some local power. There is always hope. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A former MP unit which has had dynamic brakes "donated" by another unit. After SOU added d/b to F units somewhere in the 60s the practice seemed to stop for years but it's became common... (more)

BNSF GP50 3178 leads a westbound local by the Joliet station.

One of the last places we expected to find a dead line. In October of 2003 we stumble across a sting of EX CNW GP50's stored at the north end of the Montana Subdivision. With the Union Pacific cro... (more)

BNSF 3171 (GP25) and mate run light in the terminal at Hudson, Colorado.

Tom Golden photo.

BNSF 3171 (GP25) moves a cut of oil cans in the yard in Hudson, Colorado.

BNSF 3171 (GP50) leads the Hudson Local east on the Brush Sub towards the Hudson Terminal.

BNSF 3171 (GP50) leaves the Hudson Terminal with a cut of oil can cars destined for Denver, Colorado.

There are a lot of whys on this one. I don't remember why the Iowa Northern ran the CNW business train northbound out of Cedar Rapids. The next question is why I didn't chase it or at least get on... (more)

Photo by RP Campbell. From my collection.

BNSF Transfer Job Y-BIR104 passes through 2nd Avenue in Birmingham, AL. on their way to interchange with NS at North Yard.

BNSF 3132 rests away in Grand Junction, still looking pretty in her BN green. To the right is the restored Rio Grande depot that Amtrak 5 & 6 still stop at.

Back in the late 90's with the BNSF merger, power was scattered to the wind. Man just about anything could lead anywhere. A combo BN/ATSF consist leads a priority intermodal train west on the Auro... (more)